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What's a Wreck?

A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.

When we we at Lake Como several years ago checking out the gelato, we noticed (well, you could hardly miss it) Smurf gelato. We passed. It was certainly Smurf blue, but .... Eating Smurfs? Even frozen, I think not.

These are indeed deep thoughts and I’d like to comment, but I’m a little pressed for time today. I’m making a dip for a party, and I don’t know how to tell if my sour cream is bad. And I’m not sure if my vegetarian friends will eat animal crackers. I tried to buy the party stuff in a general store, but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific. I’ve got someone bringing an mp3 player because my AM radio doesn’t work in the afternoon. For fun, I was going to write the invitations in invisible ink, but I couldn’t tell if I was out or not. The party is to rally support for the #2 pencil – since it’s the most popular, we think it should be called #1. Unfortunately, first I have to go to a funeral. A friend went to a horror movie and was scared half to death, twice.

I like the "Kim" cake, too; it IS pretty nice! The bitsy-shreddies on top look a little like wood shavings, but they're very delicately sprinkled! The 4th ones down look more like pigs than cows, from here. I've never seen a pink cow, anyway. AND, Miss Piggy is pink...(AND blonde)! I rest my case. Of cupcakes.To go. =^-.-^=

The Kim cake reminds me of my teenage efforts to make my handwriting more "girly" (my handwriting has always been hopelessly "boyish"). Just stick with what you've got folks--it may not be pretty, but at least it will be legible; I seriously could only see "Congrntwhntions" until I read somebody's comment with the assertion that it was actually spelled correctly.

Actually, I have the serious answer to one of your questions. Cows ARE lactose-intolerant! As a general rule, all adults mammals are lactose-intolerant (including cats, too); it's only the younglings that can digest lactose and they loose that ability later, as it serves no purpose (after all, no adult animal still drinks milk). Humans are a bit of an exception because a subset (mostly those of European descent) developed a mutation that allows them to digest lactose. On a worldwide scale, though, they're still a minority (as most, but not all, people of African or Asian descent are lactose-intolerant, as well as roughly half of people of Hispanic or Jewish descent). This concludes today's science lesson. :)

@Nyperold- LOVE the limerick!!! The limerick is NOT dead afterall, that makes me happy.@TLC - feel better soon! :+)@Naomi - great name for a new font! You should patent and sell to Microsoft!@Haikujoy - gracing us with two poems today YAY! I love hanging with the literates!!!@FluffyCow - NEVER apologize for a super funny haiku, never...@SuBee - great calamities by the score, what prize do we get for bearing them daily with cheerfulness?And last but not least, actually, she was first; Bravo Sharyn, Bravo indeed. Love this place.Have a great weekend y''all

1-Clown cakes should be outlawed. They are not funny.2-I didn't know there where still sheep around from the Three Mile Island incident.....3-Poppa Smurf regretted not seeing the sliding glass door was closed as he ran into it....4-POWS!!!!(pig cows for those of you not familiar with the breed)5-Happy Birthday Rodent Killer would be a great name for a band.6-Fat green and ugly is no way to go thru life, son.7-8-Eye chart? C O N G R A U T W H A T I O N S9-Poor glup hasn't been sure of his age since his tiki hut burned down with the papyrus scroll birth certificate in it.......

About the mouse-flavored catfood, I allways asked myself that too! (but I never got an answer, I guess I don't know either ;-) ) I can't even pronounce the Kim-cake!Congratwhations? And we actually have smurf-icecream for years over here, it's a popular taste for children, never tried it myself,

And @SuBee: thank you. I needed that quote today. Youngest has been going through a traumatic time, and unfortunately, I've been in the trenches with her. She was having some negative side effects to her meds and is transitioning between old and new treatments. Yesterday she was literally a lunatic; today she is calmer but still not in reality. Thank God she starts her new meds tomorrow. I would not want to be in her head right now; all I can do is offer the support she will let me give her. And know there is hope.

Oh, my- The Earl of Sandwich: you nearly killed me with the #1 pencil (figuratively, of course). And put down the clock and step away from the ironing board~~nothing's THAT bad! You almost sound as if you could be related to our mel, with the material you've got! =^~.~^=

I imagine the Kim cake as a result of a kid pulling on the Mom's sleeve while she ordered over the phone, so it came out something like "I'd like a cake that says "Congrat - what? - ations", and that's exactly what got put down in frosting. (Yes, I know it's probably just poor choice of font, but I just keep seeing "what" in the middle.)

The shrunken sheep is such a pitiful little bleater I want to take him home and call him "Shaun".

The happy dead clowns, however, can stay right where they are... far, far away.

So, sheep do shrink in places when wet. Wool sweaters shrink because the fibers lock together when there is moisture, friction, and enzymes. Wool on the sheep does the same thing, only we call it matting. Think of a person with dreadlocks. It is similar. Ever have a long haired cat whose fur got all matted? Also the same. Happens to my bunnies a lot too.

@SaraCVT: Virtual hugs for you, and a LLAP sign for your wonderful daughter. I hope the new treatment works quickly, with no bad side effects. Please let us know if you need more words of encouragement, or a moment of goofiness. Nobody rallies like us Wrecktators.

Wonders why all the customers didn't glup when they saw these cakes and run away as fast as they could. Those dead clowns can stay far far away from me though. I saw them and went good riddance evil clowns lol. Yeah I have issues..thank you Stephen King and Tim Curry lol.